Invisible garment pocket



March 24,1925. ,530,887

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Application fiilediMarch 13,1924. Serial No. 698,825..-

in'snch. connection my invention relates to' the invisible character" et the pocket viewed from the outward appearance of the same; the tlap only yeover'n'ig the opening into the pocket being visible; inert-'her my invention comprehends in the defined type oit poelret of one that will not sag or bulge Yfrom expaiiding or cannot become distorted from any normaler abnormal use ot the same; but will reassume a bellows-like closed condition, when the expanding or distortM ing influences are removed; and further such a pocket as that applied to the garment its contoury or outline is invisible trom the tace of the garment, it being fashioned 'from the inner side and connected with the garment so that the two sides and bottom of. the pocket are iree of bot-h the garment material and insert, aflap-strip, with which a silk or satin material creased strip is con nested and with the body material of the garment, and so combined `and arranged rtherewith as to form the `bellows-like effect in order that in expanding or distorting` the pocket, it will thereafter be relieved of bulging as well as subsequent sagging from use, whether such action be of anormal o1 abnormal character.

My inventionstated in general terms, con sists of an invisible garment `pocket con struoted and arranged in bellows-like forml to prevent bulging from use, as well as subse quent sagging and so formed as that after exy pending or distorting influences are relieved,

the poeket will assume its normal condi-l tion, that is, the garment from its outward appearance will present a flat surface flap,

which forms the covering to the openingv ot the pocket concealed to view.

ln the further disclosure of my invention reference is made to the following specifications, and to the accompanying drawings forming part ot A this specification, in whichi f Figure l is a front elevational View of, aninvisible type ogarment pocket, eind nodying the 'tace appearance ot'. the saine.`

F isa' rear elevation view of the formation or' thebellows-lile pocket, in de4 Fig.. 3 is a `transverse sectional view on the line tlf-3 oil" ,-2; and 4 i Fig. l is a ver sectional view `on the t, y al line 4 4 of F ig. 2. .'Referring to the drawings ci, represents thegarment body material from wlneh the entire garment,` suoli as: a coat or similar are ticle is made. Z), is the opening?provided. in and forming part oft the poclret c, positioned by stitching of, crosswise of theV gar` ment materia-l, about the(meningy of A. flap nl, is provided, coveringthe said opening and lying tlatagainst the body material of the garment a, as elearly illns'rated in Fig. l, andis the only visible element of the existence of a pocket inthe garment, viewed out- Wardly thereof. y y

YThe rear et' the garment is provided with a depending flap c, having atree edge disposed adjacent and substantially `parallel with the pocket slotin the `garment, and a flap g, disposed atright angles to the flap e, with its` free edge depending downwardly from a point adjacent one end of the pocket slot. rThe pocket c-is protected and concealed on its inner. side by an inner pro,-y tecting strip f, of, a larger area than said pocket, and adapted to` overlie" the same. The upper edge of the strip f is secured by stitching e', to the free edge of the Hap e, and one side thereof is secured atv a point .adjacent its edge, to thefree edge o1t` the :flap g, by stitching g, said stitching also securing a piping to the edge o'lthis flap. The other side edge and bottom of theV strip f is secured to the garments, by a pleated By this arrangement the protecting strip is so fashioned to position on the rear side of the garment material a, as to assume al condition against distort-ingl it, yet enalolingthe functioning of the flap in a belment.

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lows-like manner, when anything is inserted inthe pocket c, free from the Hap, but With the ability of the said strip f, to compensate for any expanding or even distortion of the pocket, Without when relieved o such, it being so maintained7 but so arranged as to assume its normally flat invisible condition, to all outward appearances of the .gar-

-The structural arrangement 01": the hereinbefore defined invisible surface pocket, is not only inexpensive to provide, involving in formation but Jew elements, but it is also readily pressed Without a bulging et ect or Wrinkling of the cloth; and moreover, 'far more so than is the case of pockets such as are now generally to be `found in ordinary apparel garments.

I olaiml. The combination with a garment having a slot and a flap covering the same, inner flaps on the garment having loose'free edges adjacent to said slot and at transverse angular relationship thereto, Iof a concealed pocket having the mouth portion connected with the edge of the slot, an inner pocket protecting strip larger in extent than the pocket and a binder connecting one side edge and bottom or the strip to the garment and the other side of the strip and top being secured to the free edges of the inner flaps.

2. The combination With a garment having a slot and an outer flap covering the same7 kinner flaps on said garment lhaving loose free edgespadjacent the top of the 'slot and at right angles thereto, of a concealed pocket having its month portion secured to the edge of said slot, an inner pocket protecting strip of a slightly larger area than said pocket, a pleated binder connecting one side edge and the bottom of said strip to the garment, and the other side of said strip and its top being secured to the free edges of the inner flaps.

ln Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of the two subscribing Witnesses hereto.

LEOPOLD GOTTFRIED.

Witnessesz BENJAMIN S. HARRIS, RAE E. Hernan. 

